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Grayscale confirms Bitcoin ETF plans and adds exposure to Zcash, Stellar Lumens, and Horizen to its trusts
18.10.2021
Grayscale said it would proceed "once there’s official and verifiable evidence of the SEC’s comfort with the underlying Bitcoin market."
How to make DeFi easier for newcomers, explained
18.10.2021
Navigating through the world of DeFi should be easier, and this company offers a user-friendly solution
Russia, Belarus Move to Introduce Special Electricity Tariffs for Crypto Miners
18.10.2021
Authorities in Belarus and the Russian Federation are taking steps to separate cryptocurrency miners from other groups of power users and deny them access to subsidized energy. This could lead to the adoption of differentiated electricity rates for businesses involved in digital coin minting...
Central Bank of Brazil Reports Brazilians Have Bought More Than $4 Billion in Cryptocurrency This Year
18.10.2021
Brazilians have brought over $4 billion of cryptocurrencies to the country, according to numbers from the Central Bank of Brazil. The commercial asset balance report presented shows that Brazilians have consistently acquired over $350 million dollars of cryptocurrencies each month since January....
‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Not Shorting Bitcoin, Warns ‘Cryptocurrencies Are in a Bubble’
18.10.2021
Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, has confirmed that he has not been shorting cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, despite speculations that he may have. His confirmation came after he recently asked how to short crypto. Michael Burry Says He Is...
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, ETH, SOL, MATIC, FTM
17.10.2021
Bitcoin’s shallow pullback increases the prospect of a new all-time high in the short term and altcoins like ETH, SOL, MATIC and FTM could move higher while BTC prepares for its next move
Centric Swap leads ‘Uptober’ after a swift 1,000% gain. Here’s why it could go higher
17.10.2021
CNS price rallied roughly 1,000% in the past 5 weeks as new partnerships, a chain migration and the promise of “announcements upon announcements” lure new investors
Valve Bans Games Built on Blockchain, NFTs, and Cryptocurrencies From Steam Gaming Platform
17.10.2021
This past week, Valve, the parent company of the video game digital distribution service Steam updated its distribution onboarding guidelines. According to the newly updated rules, the company is banning any “applications built on blockchain technology that issue or allow exchange...
Fasten your seatbelt: Crypto’s impact on marketing has only just begun
17.10.2021
The marketing will adjust to a new crypto future, with a decentralized consumer community, operating via Web 3.0
Brazilian toddler makes over 6,500% profit on her first Bitcoin holding
17.10.2021
A father's gift of 1 BTC (roughly $915.80) to his newborn daughter back in 2017 is now worth more than $60,000
Crypto traders fight in WBS Dubai for Amir Khan’s charity boxing match
17.10.2021
The event saw friendly boxing matches between prominent Crypto Twitter entrepreneurs, with RookieXBT taking the WBC Crypto Champion belt
President of Mexico Denies Having Interest in Adopting Bitcoin as Legal Tender
17.10.2021
The President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, denied having any interest in adopting cryptocurrencies as legal tender in the country. The statements, offered in a press conference in the National Palace this week, also confirmed that the Mexican government will keep dealing with...
Economics Professor Warns ‘Cryptocurrencies May Contribute to Monetary and Financial Instability’
16.10.2021
Cornell University’s professor of economics and former head of the IMF’s China division, Eswar Prasad, has warned that “Cryptocurrencies may contribute to monetary and financial instability.” He added that the risk is amplified if the industry is unregulated and lacks...
Epic Games Store Will 'Welcome' NFT Games After Steam Bans Them
16.10.2021
Epic Games and its CEO Tim Sweeney are open to letting games that use blockchain technology and NFTs onto its PC store, even as NFTs continue to be criticized for being a giant, planet-burning scam filled with grifters. This follows Valve’s decision to remove and ban all games that utilize NFTs...
Guernsey regulator approves Jacobi Asset Management’s Bitcoin ETF launch
16.10.2021
GFSC-approved Jacobi Bitcoin ETF is a centrally cleared crypto-backed financial instrument supported by Fidelity Digital Assets-provided Bitcoin custody
Asian CBDC projects: What are they doing now?
16.10.2021
Governments in Asia are quickly researching or implementing CBDCs. What does this mean for the region’s overdependence on the U.S. dollar?
Impossible to Run Away From Cryptocurrencies Says Zimbabwe Finance Minister
16.10.2021
Zimbabwe’s increasingly pro-crypto finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, recently told his colleagues in government that it is now impossible to run away from cryptocurrencies. Ncube said this after revealing that some 30% of the country’s youth are now invested in cryptocurrencies....
Estonia Considers Revoking Crypto Licenses as Government Mulls Tougher Regulations
16.10.2021
Authorities in Estonia are working on new legislation expected to stiffen the rules for the country’s cryptocurrency sector. The Baltic nation’s regulator for the industry is considering whether to revoke previously issued crypto licenses and restart authorization from scratch....
Putin: Still Early but Crypto Can Be Used for Oil Trade Settlements, Store of Value
16.10.2021
Accusing the U.S. of undermining the dollar through money printing and sanctions policy, President Vladimir Putin has admitted that cryptocurrency can be utilized for settlements in the future, although it’s too early to do that in oil trade. While noting that it lacks backing, the Russian...
Privacy-focused altcoins soar after Bitcoin’s ETF news sparks a market-wide rally
15.10.2021
Altcoin projects focused on privacy caught a bid today as the bullish sentiment building over a possible Bitcoin ETF approval spreads across the market